Electricity Market Development and Access

Nutifafa Kodzo Fiasorgbor () and Charly Gatete ()
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Nutifafa Kodzo Fiasorgbor: African School Regulation
Charly Gatete: African School Regulation

A chapter in Political Economy of Electricity Access in Africa, 2026, pp 281-299 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Electricity market reforms have already transformed power sectors worldwide, and Africa is increasingly part of this story. This chapter discusses strategies that help the continent shift from monopoly or vertically integrated utilities to more open, rules-based, and interconnected markets. In the African context, initiatives like the African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM) and the development of regional power pools aim to connect national systems into a continent-wide market that can provide more secure, competitive, and affordable electricity to households and businesses. These efforts recognise that regional market development is not only about efficiency gains but also about unlocking the scale and diversity needed to close access gaps. For African governments and their partners, regional electricity markets must therefore be judged based on whether they help achieve this core development goal: lighting homes, powering enterprises, and enabling social services at prices people can afford. This chapter sheds more light on these efforts.

Keywords: Electricity market; Regional market; Electricity access; African Single Electricity Market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-20844-6_12

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